Complete American Toad Care Guide
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American toads are not popular pets, but they are easy to find around the United States, along with many similar species around the world. They're pretty small, and very hardy animals that can survive many various climates. With that said, they're basically just food for a bunch of other animals, while eating pests at the same time. Keep in mind, they're essentially all wild caught and not captive bred, so keeping one may affect natural populations or not-so-great sellers.
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@@OAKAdventures tru
by... did you mean buy?
Odd_Orycto lol
Actually toads drink through their skin just like frogs. That's the reason why they soak. I have 3 toads at home asnd I've never seen them drink with their mouth. Also I think a sexuality spectrum because my %100 Female toad tries to mate with my other male and female toads. 😂. I know she's female because she dosent chirp and she dosent have a blue neck
O.A.K. Adventures Watch your mouth 👁👄👁 😂😂
If you’re ever lost, without a purpose in life, and you feel alone, and like no one cares about you, remember. Toad care.
😂Lol. Look to Toad care and all your problems will be solved.
Haha toads always care! Especially when you bribe them with crickets!
i need to write this on my wall
T O A D C A R E
Thx
got a toad like a few days ago and i plan to spoil it
.......Wait do you hear that?
The public is demanding more toad/frog content Alex
It has been demanded and if that demand isn't met...well...he may croak.
@@iliketoast7804 oh no
YESSSS
Toad Care in A Nutshell: Just do whatever, but make sure the animal is comfortable
Toads be kinda thicc
they be stayin thicc 👌 we love a thicc toad
Stop simping on the toads.
I had a toad when I was 4 had it till I was 8 his name was Bowtie because he was a gentleman. I watched him when he died, he lived a happy almost not moving life in his 10 gallon. He sat in his hole he dug and waited for food to come to him. I kind of want another toad but I have a leopard gecko and a bearded dragon, I can't have any more pets.
@@kitkatyas You should get a frog. They are the more active equivalent of toads. Well pond frogs are but they need more space
Never planning on getting a toad but I’m still watching lol.
Same lol
That’s how much he doesn’t upload, to the point where his viewers watch any video he uploads no matter the topic or the amount of time the video has.
Same
Same
Lol I have 5, have had them for years, but I am still watching 😂
the thing i like about goherping is how alex looks like he's so done with everyone and everything
Hes kinda like a toad if u think about it
@@emaspires1330 lmao 🤣🤣
Last time i was this early Alex turned into a box warrior and slayed reptiles in boxes
Saaaaaame 😂
Hahah
The good ol' days :P
I miss those days. :(
H a h a
The pure chaos of cutting your hair on a whim while filming is wonderful
this is the kind of content youtube needs more of
I absolutely love it lmao
Alex: *just showing off the enclosure*
Betty: 👁👄👁
Toads are the under rated kings of “reptile” keeping. Some of the most interesting and easy to care for animals.
AMPHIBIAN!!
I want a toad
Toads are amphibians, not reptiles.
I don’t have a desire to have a toad but I’ll watch bc Betty is cute.
*has to finish school work*
*chooses to watch a care guide video on an animal that I don't own*
Mhm
I just found a half dead three legged toad in the wild and I’m desperately searching up toad care, thank you for the video, Yardstick the three footed toad appreciates it
The people need an update on yardstick
IS YARDSTIVK STILL ALIVE.
It’s been three years bro how is yardstick?
Bro where yardstick at?
Alex: Somehow a functional human with an amazing business and successful at animal rehabilitation
Also Alex: Scared of ovens
I ship an anime of him an is herpetological pals 10/10would watch and fanboy
Honestly I felt that when he said it. Ovens freak me out too
This aged like milk
frogs : The Ph of this soil is to high I think I might die Toads:fUcK YeAh CoNcReTe
Stan is just sleeping, hes so adorable.
IKR, absolutely adorable
Am I EVER gonna get a toad? No.
Did I still watch? Yes
i love the shots of toads on random objects throughout the video
Literally just started caring for a American toad. Perfect timing!!
Perfect timing, man. I myself didn’t need it but a friend did :)
So, like, they just found a toad outside?
I got 1 a few weeks before the vid came out
I love "boring" animals like not exotic just critters you can find on your porch which is probably why I have two green anoles (I'm planning on breeding) and next I want a red eared slider.
ooh anoles are so fun and cute. i found out you need a permit to keep red eared sliders in north carolina, so watch out if that’s your area
@@codyconspiracy Yeah same in New Jersey. I was given one by a parent who’s kid could care less about caring for it. She was awesome. She was constantly swim towards me when I came near hoping I’d toss some veggies to her. They make their tank terribly dirty though so I had to have a heavy duty filtration system though.
We raised tadpoles in a kiddie pool in our back yard... they are now tiny frogs and we love them. We have thousands hopping around our yard! We love them. Great video!!!
What do you do when you have to mow the grass? My grandma lived by a stream and there would be hundreds of tiny frogs and toads in the yard and I always felt awful when we had to mow 😭
Did you import new ones
As if you didn't, you have a bunch of inbred frogs hopping around
@@emilydurkee8664 If they're small enough chances are the fan would just blow em out unscathed
Most of them
Emily Durkee we know the general area where they live, and we dont mow it. We weed eat it. It isnt low enough to hurt the little boys.
KSound Kaiju we live in GA so we literally had wild toads lay eggs in our pool. We had actually wanted this, and we went on a walk around our neighborhood. We caught a couple frogs and turns out, they were “in love.” We released them in our yard and a week or so later, we found thousands of tiny eggs kn our pool!
Ok good video but, can’t we all just appreciate the cute toad in the video? :3 (and the Quarantine haircut lmao)
Bee Honey it’s adorable :) If you wanted to know, her name is Betty.
@@moonyeclipsey thanks! (Same account btw)
I just wanted to thank you for sharing your expertise. I am a 62 yo gardener with a pond. One of the tadpoles was albino this year. S/he made out of the pond, but I decided life may be too risky for him/her out in the world. I am now a toad parent, and I need experts like you!
Thanks for the toads vid! I've kept a pair of toads for 5 years now, raised since when I caught them as babies (I figured that I would impact the environment by taking babies instead of established adults, and maybe less chance of having acquired parasites.)
One correction: toads DO absorb water through their skin for drinking (I don't think I've seen seen my toads drink through their mouths), but they only absorb it through a small patch of skin on their underside, opposed to other frogs that can absorb through their skin anywhere.
Also, something important to mention is shedding: toads will shed their skin periodically and if you observe them doing it, it's REALLY gross: they get all slimy looking and peel and eat the dead skin off themselves.
My toads really enjoy eating hornworms and nightcrawlers. Dubias are good too but they have a hard time catching them unless feeding outside the tank in a special container, which is why I like feeding crickets: the crickets can provide some enrichment while the toads hunt them down in their enclosure, but the crickets don't disappear as easily as the dubias.
Toads are great pets: easy to care for, they have big personalities, and you can feed them all sorts of fun bugs.
what did you feed them as toadlets?
@@faithmakira I think I fed them small / pinhead crickets
The Eastern American Toad can be very long lived in captivity (over 30 years!) With good care you can keep these toads and their very close cousins the Fowler's toad for a long time. The only drawback is they are wrecking balls on 4 legs so enclosures require very sturdy setups designed with live plants set into pots that fit into close fitting repressions in the substrate and sturdy in nature or set above the enclosure floor (vining plants, mosses planted in vertical niches and on well elevated wood) Most of the horizontal floor being fiber mat or dry locked foam with soil/peat depressions are a very good idea. You can have a very attractive setup still but build it like a playroom for hyper 6 yr olds.
I watched my toad shed for the first time today I was super confused
I have recently become addicted to catching and releasing north eastern toads, they’re adorable! Usually find them on rainy nights.
I don’t actually own any reptiles I just love your videos
I see these little guys everyday hoping around by my house :)
One of the only people who will actually use this, and is getting an American Toad.
My dads house has woodhouse’s toads in the summer. Absolutely love them
watching this and hearing I'm doing everything right is so comforting. I love my toad, Oggdo Bogdo, and I am so glad she's probably happy with me :')
Finally a CZcamsr using “with that said” in the right context. U go Alex yr a breath of fresh air 👍🏼 great content keep up the good work 🙂
The reason I love your channel is because your voice is so chill and not so in the face like other youtubers who want to catch your attention no matter what. You are chill and your way of speaking is natural and comfortable to listen to.
Good guide. I keep a toad each year over the winter and I’ve come up with many of the conclusions you share here. Bugs to eat, fresh spring water, and a place to hide. It’s really interesting how they all have different personalities too. This year’s toad (Toady Stark) is very boring. Thanks for the video!
I just got my first pet toad-and I’m terrified tbh 😅 I already love him so much and want to do a good job, so I’m rewatching these videos and rereading my care notes. Wish me luck!
How is he?
I enjoy keeping my American Toads. I find them fun to watch interacting with each other and their feeding behaviors
I live in California and it’s, like, 15-20% humid most of the time. I’m always so surprised at how humid some animals need to be.
I’m English and the humidity is 50-70% and I was amazed that I didn’t need much humidity control when I got my ball python.
Rose Vampire That’s honestly really cool. My blue tongue skinks needs it to be about 70% humid and it’s just,, wow.
THANK YOUUU I've been searching so much on care of toads so I'm glad you could do a vid on it, im looking into getting a cane toad
Finally someone does this care guide, thank you.
Already have a toad already know pretty much everything I could need to know, just like watching toad videos.
THANK YOU SOO MUCH MAKING THIS!!! I was starting to think about how to take care of my toad the proper way and I see this!!! THANK YOU!
So happy this is a thing just got an American toad thx so much!!!!
Where did you get it?
@@cuhbluhgaming_853 in the forest ... Sorry I couldnt resist and I couldnt trust that sketchy breeder
I just got one a few weeks ago too! It was a little baby and the chickens in my front yard were chasing it around, so I felt pretty confident that I was helping it out haha
Just keep in mind they don’t drink with their mouths as this video stated. That’s completely false. They absorb water through their skin! 👍🏼
Just rescued my toad last night and while i have a basic knowledge on toad care this video definitely informed me a little more and will definitely make her stay with much more comfortable.
He looks very displeased XD like his servant just brought him a bug that was a bit too small for his liking. Also my sister had an african bullfrog for a while. He was cool. When she got him he could fit on your finger nail. So she gave him a big name “Cornelius” well he ended up as big as a guys fist. He probably wasn’t done getting bigger either. Anyway whenever my sister was away she was away for maybe month. So for like a whole summer i was the one who would feed him. And doing that was easy. Id go out into my yard and turn over rocks to find worms. And huge fat slugs. And snails too. Id come in with a small bowl with a bunch of worms and slugs. He really loved the slugs.
bugs from outside have parasites
icky micki well he loved the parasites
icky micki plus what di you think the frogs out in the wild eat. Bugs from outside.
@@kraftzero2947 yeah but those toads and frogs also get sick with parasites, why risk it with a pet.
You say it like its 100% guaranteed. And guess what he never got sick. After months of doing that
I am also named Alex, and I too love American Toads! By far my most favorite pet! Thank you so much for your video, I'm glad everything I've read and watched on American Toads has been so consistent. "They're super chill and will they've as long as you don't feed them insects that can hurt them", love it lol.
Hey man, I have had an American Toad for 4 months or so now and he has been super chill but has some difficulty with handling and eating, so this video has helped so much! Any additional advice from anyone is welcome :)
My daughter just found a bunch of American toad tadpoles. This was very helpful.
10:00 I'm curious: how do you tell that a toad is lethargic? Isn't that like checking about whether a rock is asleep?
Try to feed it. If the toad eats, it's probably fine. If it doesn't eat, you have a serious issue, or the toad has just came out of hibernation really recently. I rescue toads temporarily from my pool, but when a toad won't eat it, it usually dies.
@@giga4052 I was just making a smart-assed joke, but you came through with information. Thank you, and thank you more for rescuing them.
I'm really late but based on this information, I think it's safe to conclude that, if it eats, it's a toad, if it doesn't, it's either a dying toad or a rock
This sounded a lot funnier in my head
@@jayfeather9348 lmao
I feel special.
1 day
How on earth did you say this a day ago?
News With Soock me too
lightlozabow rainbow omg your first
Dope
this is great! i just recently collected a random amphibian egg from a creek and it ended up being an american toad. im glad you took the time to make this video because, like you said, there are almost no toad care resources out there!
Yes!! FINALLY!! I’ve been here for way too long waiting for this video!
This is literally exactly what I was hoping to see next!
Doobie roaches? Sounds like a pretty chill toad, bro.
my bf just got a bearded dragon & thought the same thing 😂
LMAO guys, it's dubia roaches. Not Doobie, or Dubai, but dubia.
@@kodavulpedrius6712 🤦🏼♂️
@@esist2wild Was I wooshed? Did I overthink it, and not realise it was a joke?
Tristan Simpson yes 😂😂you were r/woooooshed
Toads, for some unknown reason, are just the cutest animals ever. Like... yeah your puppy is cute, but isn't this baby cane toad just adorable!?!? Lol
Great video to have out there! Most people who are looking into toad care will need something like this.
Thank you! I was hoping you would make this video I’m considering getting a toad
Me: Doesnt have and reptiles or amphibians.
Also me: Binging these care videos across channels for years.
I have two lovely american toads of my own. Big Chonkus and Bufo the Vampire Slayer.
*C H O N K U S*
Toads are underrated, I plan to get a group of 3-4 toads this summer and give them an amazing enclosure. For some reason they are just very relaxing to watch for me. I also like how they'll burrow and then randomly appear covered in their substrate like they just woke up from a nap and get very visibly excited when there is food. and the way they'll twiddle their toes when they're about to jump/go after prey. I like the ones that chirp when they're scared too
me: finally finished a 40 gallon vivarium for my first snake ( bp)
Once i finally think about where im getting it, hop on to emerald scales, find a pastel that is super pretty,
Emerald Scales: We do not ship due to covid.
(Sad tiny violin plays)
Morph market
My bedroom is in the basement, I got one of those windows with the metal bin around holding back the dirt so I get sunlight.
That thing catches hundreds of toads a year.
And they ping on the glass all damn night.
Thank you for this! We live out in the country and every summer I find toads in the window well behind my house. If I don't pick them up and get them out I find their shriveled up bodies down there the next time I check, so I check for them often. I make terrarium with usually just springtails, rolly pollies, worms, etc. I was working on one of my terrariums and decided I wanted to put a toad in it. It's a moss terrarium with a oak sapling and a Conifer sapling in it, I set up a little bark puddle in the corner. Thanks again for the care guide!
I always loved toads (earliest memory). Enjoyed your vid on Betty, Sue & Potato, too.
Hi I have a toad as well her name is Betty and is very healthy
Good care guide btw, for toad water, I'd definitely recommend dechlorinating. Many toad species have a patch of skin on their stomach that they use to absorb water. Idk if it's all species, but for frogs and toads I've always used aquarium or koi pond dechlorinator. You can also set a pitcher of water outside in the sun to dechlorinate it for free.
Correct Sky. They rely completely on skin absorption for hydration. They may occasionally swallow water when eating something they have grabbed in water but that is insidental. Also tho it may be splitting hairs it appears that at least
one or more of the toads in the video are Bufo fowleri not Bufo americanus, although they are very closely related and can and do crossbreed in Nature
I JUST got an american toad! PERFECT TIMING!
Just found 2 american toadlets and I'm in love w them. 🥺
I’m so early! yay! its amazing how as soon as i wanted a pet toad this video was created
Thank you for sharing your herpies with us.
Ayo?
i have four american toads and ive had them for a couple months now and after coming across this video i noticed that i do take care of them in very similar ways. i am currently working on trying to breed them when i get the equipment. but my toads are very weird. they come out when they hear my voice and try their hardest just to sit by me and they became one of the best parts in my life.
I have 5 Fowler's toadlets (a spring time tadpole project) thank you so much for this! It is so hard to find info on such a great pet, they are so fun to watch!
LOVE your video's keep doing you. Your great.
O i felt the first minutes of this vid....us curly hair people have all used the old household scissors to trim stray curls hahahaha
Your toad is the cutest
I had like 50 tadpoles, 40ish became toads, and I kept one. Her name is Chippy and I love watching her
I think the amount to feed adult toads will depend on their sex, part of their sexual dimorphism is that female toads often wind up much, much larger (up to like 2x as big) and in my experience they will need to eat more than an adult male will, also if you are cohabiting a pair of adults (male and female) and do not want them to breed, mildly lower temperatures and humidity will often be enough of a deterrent and prevent breeding (and in many cases croaking) as it stimulates winter weather.
This isn’t necessary at all. Toads cannot breed unless they’ve recently brumated (hibernated for a few weeks and coming up periodically for food and water) and don’t produce the necessary hormones to do so, even if they attempt amplexus. The males cannot fertilize the eggs and the females will absorb her eggs that she reproduces, like how mammals expel their eggs.
I had 4 american toads growing up and my mom found out they can be trained! You can train them to not pee on you and feed anything off a stick since they are food motivated enough.
This is this the most
fun best !!!
BONUS haircut was definitely the frosting on the cake
Back when I lived in Indiana, I'd see them everywhere after it rained. Never thought of having one for a pet though. There was this field by my elementary school which would get flooded in the spring, when all the snow melted. It would get all filled up with tadpoles.
I got a question tho, my toads use their water dish as a toilet...is that normal?
Yeah, they be messy bois (and gorls) just clean the dish frequently
21:50 listen to the toad expert ;D
Yea its normal
Yep. Toads are pretty messy.
@@adinawatson8544 I can conform
I literally just got 3 toadlets about a month ago
Thank you for this. My son wants a toad and we’ve been watching your vids :)
Alex uploaded! Finally something entertaining
“I don’t know.. Ovens scare me so I don’t like using them”
Same Alex same
Im earlyyyy, I am getting an American toad soon and I am really exciteddd
@@rachelg.4932 Of course! Doing the research is one of the funnest parts in my opinion😂
Where are you getting it? I am trying to find some captive bred ones.
Great ,simple video. Toads are so underrated.
thanks for this...i have two wild caught california toads..litteraly just caught my second one an hour ago in my front yard! the other one came from back yard...and im in the high desert of california..its been 115 degrees daily where im at..ust keep mine in a bin that pulls out and then in so it has air circulation without needing holes in the bin..they have 4 inches of sand that is damp and they absolutly love burrowing in it
We've recently acquired toads from the backyard. Stopped at 5 😂 There are still more, but I came here to check out toad care. I'm definitely keeping them now. Easy care for my kids, and they love watching them eat. I got flightless knats for the babies and got junebugs from the back porch for the adult.
is it just me or did somebody else think stan was apart of the rock to? lol
North Carolina... all I see are in my sheds
I'm getting a road today so this is really helpful
my toadlet (her name is pickle) loves to burrow and it’s the cutest little thing ever
Me: (has no desire to get a toad in the near future)
Also me: oooh toad video cute toad must watch
Me: wants to get a toad
Bf: no
Me:👁👄👁
Also thanks for the unboxing,and repti room vids ik those must take awhile to edit,due to the exploritory curiosity of animals keep it up, great content
Thanks for the vid! We have a couple we are keeping for a bit to learn more about them!
You actually have the balls to cut your own hair
I am humbled by this
I to have balls c:
He probably trims his balls to
@@ksoundkaiju9256 huh how do u know that he's a guy
@@sharpexo ???
@@sharpexo yet you said he
7:35 Can I just say that I actually worry about him sometimes ( dont even get me started at what happened at the beginning of the video)
Yessss I’ve been wanting another care guide video !!!!!!!
Hi Alex!!! I really enjoyed this. It was very informative 👍